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Definition of Genus Physa
1. Noun. Type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Physa
Literary usage of Genus Physa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1903)
"On some living and fossil snails of the genus Physa, found at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, 512, 513. Standing Comm ttees, 1902, 1. Stone, Witmer. ..."
2. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"... perhaps in the Upper Oolites — and are abundantly represented throughout the
Tertiary series. In the genus Physa (fig. 239) the shell is left-handed ..."
3. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"In the genus Physa (fig. 239) the shell is left-handed (" sinis- tral"), ovate,
thin, and polished, with the aperture rounded in front. ..."
4. Elements of Conchology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1846)
"(Auri'cula is formed from the Latin, auris, ear, and means a little ear.) 24.
What are the characters of the genus Physa ..."
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